Students’ Opinion on the Use of Portfolio Assessment
48 respondents strongly disagreed. Table 4.1 revealed that 17,5 respondents did not
have their portfolio complete at the end of the course while 82,5 respondents admit that they had complete portfolio at the end of the course.
Then, in table 4.1 we can see that 12 of 80 respondents strongly agreed with statement ‘Writing portfolio makes me to be an active learner.” Fifty four of
eighty respondents agreed, twelve respondents disagreed, and one respondent strongly disagreed. One respondent abstain. In table 4.1 we can also see that
82,5 respondents felt that writing portfolio makes them to be active learners and 16,25 respondents did not feel the same.
The second last statement of close-ended question was “I am aware that portfolio is used as an assessment tool in writing class so that I put a big effort to
create a good composition.” Table 4.1 showed 13 of 80 respondents strongly agreed, 57 of 80 respondents agreed, 9 of 80 respondents disagreed and 1
respondent abstain. It is depicted that 87,5 respondents were aware that portfolio is used as an assessment tool in writing class so they put big effort in creating
good compositions, 11,25 respondents were not aware and 1,25 abstain. The last statement of close-ended question was “In writing portfolio, I am
aware that I am responsible for my own progress in learning.” Table 4.1 showed us that 18 of 80 respondents strongly agreed with that statement and 57 of 80
respondents agreed but 5 of 80 respondents disagreed with that statement. It meant most of the respondents admitted that in writing portfolio, they were aware of
their responsibility of their own learning progress.
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portfolio assessment does not stop here. The data presentation continues on the presentation of the result of the open-ended questions, especially number 27 and
28. Responding to first question “What do you think about the use of portfolio in writing class? Does it give benefits for you? Why and why not?”, Table 4.2
informed us that 97,5 of the respondents thought that portfolio was good to be implemented in writing class. No respondent thought that the implementation of
portfolio assessment gave no benefit but 2 respondents 2,5 had confusing answer that the researcher could not analyze the answer.
Respondents who thought that the implementation of portfolio assessment in writing class was good added portfolio was beneficial for them. It gave them so
many benefits, for example portfolio helped them identify their mistakes in their composition and enabled them to learn from their own mistakes so that students
could improve their writing skill. A respondent clearly stated “The use of portfolio in writing class is good. It gives benefits for
me, because we can know our mistake in writing and then revise it so it will improve our writing skill, too.” Questionnaire, 2010
Then, about 72 respondents stated that some parts of the writing skill can be improved using portfolio for example grammar accuracy, minimum
requirements, idea development, rhetorical steps, paragraphing, and drafting. Three respondents had confusing answer that could not be classified and analyzed
and the rest 4 respondents had no idea about which parts of the writing skill can be improved using portfolios.
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Table 4.2 The Result of the Open-Ended Questions Number 27-28
N o
Question Result
n Example of Respondents’
Answer
1 What do you
think about the use of portfolio
in writing class? Does it
give benefits for you? Why
and why not? Give benefit
78 97,5
“The use of portfolio in writing class is good. It gives benefits for me,
because we can know our mistake in writing and then revise it so it will
improve our writing skill, too.”
No benefit -
Confusing answer
2 2,5
“Yes, it helps us to flashback on the materials we have learn.”
2 In your
opinion, which parts of the
writing skill can be improved
using portfolios?
Explain your answer
Minimum Require-
ments 23
28,75 “By using portfolio, we can learn
how to revise others’ work. We can also learn how to minimize making
mistakes, especially for the minimum requirements and it can
helps us to arrange a good composition.”
Grammar Accuracy
44 55
“It can help us to aware our mistakes in grammar. Sometimes,
we don’t know our mistakes and consider it, using portfolio can help
us be more aware of our mistakes.”
All parts of writing skill
4 5
“All parts, so we can be maximum in writing.”
Confusing answer
5 6,25
“When i get feedback after I submit my assignment.”
Other answers
17 21,25
“The elements of writing, for
example the concepts, body, thesis statement and conclusion.”
No Idea 3
3,75 -